Letters to the Editor Aug. 25, 2011

I’m disgusted with how Silvey’s alleged actions impact Senior Ctr.

I’m sure I’m not alone in expressing my dismay and disgust at how Eileen Silvey’s alleged actions have damaged our Senior Center, as well as the much-needed Energy Assistance Program (“Scandal at the Senior Center: Former manager jailed; suspected of embezzlement,” Aug. 20).

My feeling is this: If the accusations are true, Ms. Silvey should sell her house, her car, her daughter’s car, the tennis bracelet, etc., etc., to pay back that money to the government.

To quote Forrest Gump, “That’s all I’ve got to say about that.”

Heidi Bauman

Crescent City

Plenty of possibilities for the former site of Tsunami Landing

I, too, think it looks great having the Tsunami Landing uncovered.

Now here’s a thought for the people who plan our events. Instead of
having the farmers market in the middle of a wind-blown parking lot, put
up your booths along one side of the landing!

I have seen this done in many cities, Vancouver, B.C., Medford, Coo
Bay, Bend, Ashland, etc. It looks so much nicer and makes it easier to
walk and shop from one booth to the next. It will make a small event
seem larger. Parking is no problem. And you can get to any spot with
your vehicle to unload your wares.

Hopefully the city would be fair in whatever it wanted for fees, or
else downtown will remain a ghost town. Plus the wind will be broken up
by the buildings.

Done right you could have art shows, even a car show placed along the
walk. I hope someone grabs the idea!

Mike Cuthbertson

Gasquet

$6M for harbor unnecessary; people just want handouts

This is not right. It does not take $6 million to rebuild the harbor
in Crescent City. These people just want a free handout and they will
pocket the rest of the money, more than likely.

Now that you’ve all bellyached about this situation, are you happy?
This town already received $10,000 from Reader’s Digest because you want
people to feel sorry for this corrupt town.

Tony Jacomeller

Crescent City

President has added more debt than all others for past 200 years

In response to Sybil Saxelby’s Coastal Voices piece of Aug. 5
(“Deficit can be traced to Pres. Bush”), while she mentions many
economists spell out the disasters that may come if the debt ceiling was
not raised, she fails to mention that the White House had the “big
banks” write letters stating the disasters that may happen.

As for the oil subsidies, why not include subsidies for solar, wind,
natural gas, coal and flex-fuels companies as well? The price of gas
will go up if the subsidies are removed. This president has reduced our
production of petroleum and we have seen oil platforms leave the gulf
region, cutting out thousands of jobs. Do you still want oil subsidies
removed? Why not allow more drilling and get more revenue from leasing
tracts and also, from the production of petroleum?

Read the Center for Individual Freedom, July 29, 2010, and you will
see that the rich pay more than 40 percent of the taxes already. Under
Bush all tax brackets received a reduction with the lowest bracket
getting the largest percentage. After the 2003 tax cuts the economy
surged for more than four years. The large deficits of 2007 and 2008
were under Democratic Congresses where the actual legislation is
created. Yes, Bush signed the legislation, but put the blame on both
parties.

The “budget surplus” President Clinton passed on to President Bush
was not actual money but a projection from the Congressional Budget
Office that would happen if many criteria were met. Clinton also passed
on to Bush a minor recession, then 9/11 happened. Yes, Bush had two
wars, but he received approval from Congress for them; again, blame both
parties.

While you say Social Security does not contribute to the deficit,
where does that money come from? While many congresses have stolen the
Social Security money and replaced it with IOUs, we will have to take
money from the budget to cover the cost of Social Security starting
around 2016.

Obama-care will start more than 100 new agencies to run this
behemoth. Why are so many companies requesting a pass on beginning
Obama-care? Why do we pay 10 years to get only 6 years of full coverage?
Why are many doctors stating they will retire or go into some other
profession?

This president has added more debt than all presidents for the past
two hundred years. His policies are destroying our infrastructure.

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